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May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a sacred fire ritual on a brick fire pit at night. Flames rise from wooden sticks laid across the bricks beneath a polished silver vessel with a decorative band and a small lid. A lit oil lamp sits at the right edge and a red flower petal lies on the bricks. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-05A close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted brick, with bright orange flames rising from burning wood inside. A metal ladle or stirring rod stands upright in the fire, and a small silver vessel with an embossed face sits on the left edge of the brick. Pink flower petals and white powder dot the brick rim, with grass strands laid across the top. Orange cloth and a few round offerings are visible blurred in the background. No people are visible.2018-01-13April 19 20182018-04-19A close-up photograph of a fire ritual with a flaming pile of cinnamon-coloured wooden sticks burning in a shallow metal vessel. Nearby, a silver bowl holds yellow liquid with a long silver ladle resting in it, and yellow-and-white painted blocks. Striped cloth in red, green and blue forms the background, with a small pink floral offering at the left edge. The scene resembles a homa or yagna fire offering, with no people visible.2018-06-04 +2 copiesJanuary 13 20182018-01-13A fire ritual in progress: a fire burns in a brick hearth whose yellow-painted bricks are dotted with red kumkum and scattered rice grains. A hand holding a silver ladle with a long handle pours liquid into the flames, and a copper-and-silver bowl sits on the left edge. Darbha grass lies on the bricks. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No people beyond the hand are visible, and the background shows a colourful striped cloth.2018-03-12April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20142014-01-18 +1 copiesClose view of a homa fire pit built from orange-yellow bricks decorated with white painted patterns and marigold flowers. Bright orange flames and smoke rise from dry wood and sticks inside the pit. Thin straw-like grass blades lie across the bricks. At the upper left a copper vessel with a long dark handle sits near the edge, and a white-clad person's lower garment is partly visible at the top. No faces are visible.2010-12-23October 18 20072007-10-18May 17 20162016-05-17